State

Venezuela

country in South America

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1811–1945
Founded
1811
Capital
Caracas
Government
presidential system, federal republic
Languages
Spanish, Venezuelan Sign Language
Preceded by
Gran ColombiaRepublic of Venezuela

Overview

Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and various islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It comprises an area of 912,050 km2 (352,140 sq mi), with a population estimated at 31.8 million in 2025. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, on the south by Brazil, on the east by Guyana, and on the northeast by Trinidad and Tobago. Venezuela consists of 23 states, the Capital District, and the Federal Dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America, with an estimated urbanization rate of 88.4% in 2022. The vast majority of Venezuelans live in urban areas in the north, including in the capital.

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All rulers (43)

  1. Francisco Javier Ustáriz1812
  2. Simón Bolívar1813–1814
  3. Simón Bolívar1817–1819
  4. José Antonio Páez1830–1835
  5. José María Carreño1835
  6. Andrés Narvarte1835
  7. Santiago Mariño1835
  8. Carlos Soublette1837–1839
  9. José María Carreño1837
  10. José Antonio Páez1839–1843
  11. Carlos Soublette1843–1847
  12. José Tadeo Monagas1847–1851
  13. Diego Bautista Urbaneja Sturdy1847
  14. José Gregorio Monagas1851–1855
  15. Antonio Leocadio Guzmán1851
  16. José Tadeo Monagas1855–1858
  17. Julián Castro1858–1859
  18. Pedro Gual1858
  19. Manuel Felipe de Tovar1859–1861
  20. Pedro Gual1859
  21. José Antonio Páez1861–1863
  22. Pedro Gual1861
  23. Juan Crisóstomo Falcón1863–1868
  24. Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual1868
  25. Guillermo Tell Villegas1868–1869
  26. Guillermo Tell Villegas1870
  27. Antonio Guzmán Blanco1870–1877
  28. Francisco Linares Alcántara1877–1878
  29. Joaquín Crespo1884–1886
  30. Hermógenes López1887–1888
  31. Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl1888–1890
  32. Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido1892
  33. Joaquín Crespo1892–1898
  34. Cipriano Castro1899–1902
  35. Cipriano Castro1902–1908
  36. Juan Vicente Gómez1908–1913
  37. José Gil Fortoul1913–1914
  38. Juan Vicente Gómez1922–1929
  39. Juan Bautista Pérez1929–1931
  40. Juan Vicente Gómez1931–1935
  41. Eleazar López Contreras1935–1941
  42. Isaías Medina Angarita1941–1945
  43. Rómulo Betancourt1945–1948

Records (72)

  1. 1520 — 1520 Venezuelan indigenous rebellionRebellion
  2. 1743 — Battle of La GuairaBattle
  3. 1743 — Battle of Puerto CabelloBattle
  4. 1795 — José Leonardo Chirino revoltRebellion
  5. 1799 — Cutting out of the HermioneNaval battle
  6. 1810 — revolution of April 19, 1810Revolution
  7. 1810 — Battle of CoroBattle
  8. 1810 — Battle of BlackwaterBattle
  9. 1812 — Battle of La VictoriaBattle
  10. 1812 — Siege of Puerto CabelloSiege
  11. 1812 — Battle of La GuairaNaval battle
  12. 1813 — Admirable CampaignCampaign
  13. 1813 — Battle of AraureBattle
  14. 1813 — Battle of Alto de los GodosBattle
  15. 1813 — Battle of Las Queseras del MedioBattle
  16. 1813 — Battle of TaguanesBattle
  17. 1813 — Siege of Puerto CabelloSiege
  18. 1813 — Siege of CumanáSiege
  19. 1814 — Second Battle of La PuertaBattle
  20. 1814 — Battle of CaraboboBattle
  21. 1814 — Battle of La VictoriaBattle
  22. 1814 — Battle of AraoBattle
  23. 1814 — Battle of San MateoBattle
  24. 1814 — Fifth Battle of MaturínBattle
  25. 1814 — Battle of BocachicaBattle
  26. 1814 — Siege of ValenciaSiege
  27. 1814 — Second Siege of ValenciaSiege
  28. 1814 — Siege of Puerto CabelloSiege
  29. 1814 — Masacre de La GuairaMassacre
  30. 1817 — Battle of AngosturaBattle
  31. 1817 — Second Battle of AngosturaBattle
  32. 1817 — Battle of PagallosNaval battle
  33. 1817 — Battle of ClarinesBattle
  34. 1817 — Siege of BarcelonaSiege
  35. 1817 — Siege of CumanáSiege
  36. 1819 — Battle of GámezaBattle
  37. 1821 — Battle of CaraboboBattle
  38. 1821 — Battle of Cumarebo (1821)Battle
  39. 1821 — Siege of CumanaSiege
  40. 1821–1822 — Siege of La Vela de CoroSiege
  41. 1822 — Battle of Salina RicaBattle
  42. 1822 — Siège of Puerto CabelloSiege
  43. 1823 — Naval Battle of Lake MaracaiboBattle
  44. 1823 — Battle of Cumarebo (1823)Battle
  45. 1835–1836 — Revolution of the ReformsRebellion
  46. 1835–1836 — Siege of Puerto CabelloSiege
  47. 1846–1847 — Peasant insurrection of 1846Rebellion
  48. 1848 — Storming of the Venezuelan National CongressBattle
  49. 1858 — March RevolutionRebellion
  50. 1859 — Battle of Santa InésBattle
  51. 1859 — Capture of CoroBattle
  52. 1859 — La SampableraBattle
  53. 1860 — Battle of CopléBattle
  54. 1860 — San Carlos SiegeSiege
  55. 1863 — Treaty of CocheTreaty
  56. 1867–1868 — Blue RevolutionRebellion
  57. 1870 — April RevolutionRebellion
  58. 1879 — Battle of La VictoriaBattle
  59. 1892 — Batalla de BoquerónBattle
  60. 1898 — Queipa RevolutionRebellion
  61. 1899 — Restorative Liberal RevolutionRevolution
  62. 1899 — Paris Arbitral AwardTreaty
  63. 1901 — Battle of San CristóbalBattle
  64. 1902 — Battle of La VictoriaBattle
  65. 1914–1915 — Horacio Ducharne uprisingRebellion
  66. 1928 — Insurrección del 7 de abril de 1928Rebellion
  67. 1929 — La GabaldoneraRebellion
  68. 1929 — Falke expeditionRebellion
  69. 1929 — 1929 Vela de Coro invasionInvasion
  70. 1931 — Capture of CapatáridaBattle
  71. 1936–1937 — huelga petrolera en Venezuela de 1936Uprising
  72. 1941 — Boundary Treaty of 1941 between Colombia and VenezuelaTreaty

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